Planooraph co



M. HIRSCH.

SPECTACLE CASE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.23,I9'18.

Patented Oct. 14,1919.

THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH cm. WASHINGTON. n. c.

MAX HIRSCH, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 14, 1919.

Application filed February 23, 1918. Serial No. 218,830.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAX HIRSCH, a citizen of the United States, residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Spectacle-Cases, of which the following is a specification.

One object of my invention is to so construct a spectacle case as to cause it to present a normally open mouth so as to facilitate the insertion of the spectacles into the case, and a further object is to reduce the labor cost of making the case.

These objects I attain in the manner hereinafter set forth, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective View of a spectacle case made in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same, and

Fig. 3 is a transverse section.

The case consists of a strip of leather or like material having its edge portions 1 folded inwardly over the central portion 2, said edge portions terminating in outturned flanges 3 which abut against each other and are secured together by a row of stitches 4 or by gluing or cementing together their proximate faces, the seam thus forming an upstanding rib extending lengthwise of the spectacle case about midway of one side of the same, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. The effect of this seam is to cause an outward spring of those portions of the case which are adjacent to it so as to provide a normally open mouth at the receiving end of the case whereby the insertion of the spec; tacles is facilitated, the frictional hold of the spectacles upon the inner faces of the case preventing the dropping of the spectacles from the case if the latter is held mouth downward.

The end of the case opposite-the mouth is closed by a transverse row of stitches 5 or in any other suitable manner.

The feature of the upstandin rib about midway of one side of the case, or the purpose described, may be employed in a case composed of more than one piece of material and having seams at the opposite edges, but the construction shown is preferred for the reason that it necessitates but one longitudinal seam in the case and therefore reduces the labor cost of making the same.

I claim:

1. A spectacle case having an upstanding, longitudinal seam disposed about midway of an otherwise flat side of the case, said seam comprising outturned flanges at the meeting edges of the side members of said side of the case, said flanges being secured together whereby the seam causes a permanent outward spring of that part of the side of the casing upon which it is formed.

2. A spectacle case composed of a single piece of material presenting a member having its edge portions folded inwardly over said member and having their edges terminating in outturned flanges which are secured together and form an upstanding longitudinal seam about midway of the otherwise flat side of the case whereby a permanent outward spring is imparted to that portion of said side in which the seam is formed.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

MAX HIRSCH.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

